Adjective: manyac
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | manyac |
| Singular f. | manyaga |
| Plural m. | manyacs |
| Plural f. | manyagues |
Sample Sentences
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Quin gos més manyac! (What a docile dog!)
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Només vol que l'acariciïn: és molt manyac. (He only wants to be petted: he's very docile.)
Adjectives inflected like manyac
feréstec,
sordcec,
camagroc,
capgroc,
llòbrec,
antic,
poruc,
rònec,
cec,
pec,
malastruc,
fredeluc,
enemic,
amazic,
mústic,
aràbic,
astruc,
feixuc,
gallec,
manxec, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
First attested in 1803. Uncertain origin, perhaps from Late Latin maniacus (“maniac”), in this sense first applied to spoilt children. Later it came to denote docility.
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